Carniolan Peasant Woman, Styrian Digger, Peasants of Istria and Carniola, 1842
€ 195
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-101
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light wear to the bottom right and bottom left corners. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows a peasant woman in a long white head cloth, white blouse, yellow bodice, white apron, dark skirt and red stockings, holding a small basket and reaching out a hand, beside a hooded man in a long brown coat, blue trousers and high boots who rests a pick on a rock ledge and holds a short yellow handled tool in his other hand, with a great rock face behind them. The lower image shows three peasants: a woman in a broad flat hat, red scarf, dark bodice and long dark skirt; a long haired man in a wide green hat with red tassels and a feather, a red neckcloth, red waistcoat and a long green coat; and a woman in a black lace cap with red ribbons, a necklace of red beads, a blue dress, white apron and red stockings, her hand on his arm.
The top margin is lettered "Tom IV", "IMP. AUSTRIACO" and "Tav 101". Under the upper image: "Contadina Carniolese e Zappatore Stiriano" (Carniolan peasant woman and Styrian digger). Under the lower image: "Contadini d' Istria e Carniola" (Peasants of Istria and Carniola).
Carniola, Styria and Istria were provinces of the Austrian Empire. Carniola corresponds largely to central Slovenia, Styria is divided today between Austria and Slovenia, and the Istrian peninsula is shared by Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.
The green coat and red accents make this a striking plate to frame alone or with others from the Austrian lands.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
